Qixingyan Scenic Area consists of five lakes, six hills, seven rocks and eight caves, covering an area of 8.23 square kilometers. There are mountains in the lake, holes in the mountains and rivers in the holes. The scenery is like a fairyland on earth
Qixingyan is characterized by karst peaks and lakes. Seven limestone peaks arranged like the Big Dipper are ingeniously distributed on the lake surface of 6.3 square kilometers, and the lake surface is divided into five lakes by more than 20 kilometers of dikes. Known as "fairyland on earth" and "the first wonder of Lingnan". The cliff stone carvings of Qixingyan, a national cultural relics protection unit, are the most complete and concentrated cliff stone carvings in southern China.
Historical legends of Qixingyan
At the southern foot of Shishi Rock in Qixingyan, there is a stone tablet that is quite eye-catching: it stands deeply on a steep rock and is surrounded by barbed wire on three sides. Whenever the red sun shines high, there are always auspicious clouds around it. This is the world-famous North Sea Monument.
There is a folk story about Beihai Monument: Shen Li, a great poet in the Tang Dynasty, offended the powerful because of his sharp edge. In the fourth year of Changqing (AD 824), he was demoted as the secretariat of Duanzhou. Shen Li is a realistic poet who dares to attack state affairs, and is also a famous calligrapher. After he came to Duanzhou, he stayed indoors and sat alone in his study for a long time.
One day, Shen Li was ecstatic to learn that there was an inscription by Li Yong, the "immortal hand in the book" on Qixingyan. He rode out of the stable and strutted straight to Qixingyan. Riding on the Duanzhou ancient road, the horseshoe was crisp and crisp, which really won, and soon we arrived at Qixingyan. The North Sea Monument is just around the corner. It is covered with colorful auspicious clouds, flashing red light. This wonderful sight amazed Shen Li and the horses.
The next day, Shen Li saw the wonders of the giant monument in the North Sea at first sight. He wanted to dismount and look closely, so he jerked the rope. Unexpectedly, the rope was too tight, and the horse was taken aback, gave a long hiss and ran away. A front hoof just stepped in the middle of the North Sea Monument, leaving a deep horseshoe print. This is why the North Sea Monument is also called the horseshoe monument.